Childhood and COVID-19. Methodological decisions within the framework of a study on the state of child welfare in Greater La Plata

This article presents the set of theoretical -methodological decisions developed within the framework of a research based on a mixed approach on the State of Child Welfare, Household Living Conditions and Care in the face of Preventive and Compulsory Social Isolation by Covid-19 in the cities of La Plata, Berisso and Ensenada. The presentation focuses on two aspects: on the one hand, a detailed explanation and reflection on the design, as well as the main methodological decisions are accounted for. On the other hand, the article delves into the challenges inherent to a research conducted through the use of digital mediations.

The activation of the settled. The community kitchens in the sociocultural fabric of the vulnerable neighborhoods during the pandemic

The aim of this article is to reflect on the specific role, practices and dynamics deployed by a key actor in vulnerable neighborhoods in times of pandemic: community kitchens. In this context we ask: What perspectives did these actors build about the food situation of families in general and children and adolescents in particular? How did they organize themselves in order to manage the food issue? What knowledge and meanings were put into play? What characteristics did the link with families and children and adolescents in particular assume? What role did other policies and programs that were directly or indirectly associated with food such as the Emergency Family Income, the Universal Child Allowance and the Alimentar Card play? A qualitative approach, based on in-depth interviews, is used to address these questions, taking eight popular neighborhoods in La Plata, Berisso and Ensenada as case studies.